Tigers’ Austin Meadows reveals mental health struggles

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows revealed on Friday he has been coping with psychological well being points together with bodily illnesses and won’t play once more this season.

“This season has been an unlucky wrestle with a collection of accidents and sickness, from coping with vertigo early on, then COVID, then bilateral tendinitis in my Achilles, after which having to undergo the rehab course of every time,” he posted on social media. “What I’ve instructed only a few folks is that I even have been fighting my psychological well being in a method that has prolonged my time away from the sport I like a lot.”

Detroit supervisor A.J. Hinch has recognized of Meadows’ psychological well being points for a number of weeks. Meadows addressed the topic with teammates on Friday.

“I’ve spent lots of time with Austin within the final couple of weeks,” Hinch stated. “We’ll provide him all of the assist we are able to, and we have now been.”

Meadows has appeared in 36 video games this season, batting .250 with no homers and 11 RBIs. He was acquired from Tampa Bay in a commerce on the finish of spring coaching to present the Tigers’ lineup an offensive increase. Meadows had 27 house runs and 106 RBIs final season for the Rays.

“He’s going to proceed to be across the group once we’re house and proceed to work with the folks behind the scenes,” Hinch stated. “He’s on an awesome path. He surrounded by lots of nice folks. He’s acquired a ton of assist and his assertion speaks for itself.”

Meadows added in his assertion that he hopes his determination to go public will encourage others coping with psychological well being issues “to achieve out to somebody for assist.”

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